Teaching well and saving time is not a myth, it can be a reality. YOUR reality.
Every teacher knows that teaching is not just a job, it’s a passion- even a calling for some. Working Monday – Friday, 9-5, never taking your work home, and not having to worry about calling in sick is something no teacher can relate to.
But you CAN achieve that balance you’re looking for. You CAN teach well and save time. You already have what you need to teach well, you just need a way to streamline and save time.
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Warning: Some busy teachers have found us on Pinterest and Instagram and admitted to spending hours and hours going through all of our posts. While we love that our content is filled with tips and tricks to help you teach well and save time, we know you’re busy so we decided to cut to the chase and provide you with a cheat sheet that will help you start teaching well and saving time right away.
If you’re really pressed for time (and who isn’t?), these are the three places you should absolutely start right now.
1. Be inspired every week! Sign up to receive weekly Pre-K Pages emails. Each email will give you inspiration for teaching well and saving time. Oh, and when you subscribe I’ll also send you my free eBook 7 Pre-K Teaching Hacks: Simple Ways to Save Time in the Classroom and Get Weeks of Your Year Back!
2. Read my book! If you like the ideas here you will love my book: Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers
3. Browse all the time-saving resources in my store. I have stocked my store with more than 100 resources to help you teach well and save time, all created by yours truly.
Looking for something specific? Use the search function to find exactly what you need right away!
Do you need fun, hands-on activities to motivate and engage your students?
- Perhaps you’re looking for a way to help teach the alphabet: Check out Alphabet Sensory Play
- Want to help your kids recognize and learn the letters in their names? Try these fun Name Activities
- The possibilities for FUN and learning are endless with this Alphabet Parking Lot Activity
- Teaching little kids to cut with scissors can be TOUGH: Here are my very best Tips for Teaching Scissor Skills
Looking for ways to add play into your classroom that still supports academic standards?
Look no further, this Ultimate List of Dramatic Play Themes includes opportunities for developing literacy and math skills + much more!
What about tips for dealing with some of the trickier aspects of teaching, like all the stuff they never taught you in college?
No worries, I’ve got your back
- Do you have kids with sensory needs in your classroom? Check out these tips for supporting sensory needs
- Do you stress out over having TOUGH conversations with parents? Learn how to really connect with parents so you can discuss those important topics like special needs
- What about those kids who struggle to hold a pencil? Understanding fine motor development will make a world of difference!
- How about kids who struggle to communicate? The biters and hitters? Here’s how you can help kids develop those important communication skills
Let’s talk about centers. Do you have questions about setting-up or organizing your classroom?
- Support inquiry and exploration with an organized science center.
- What’s in your math center? See all my favorite resources and materials for the math center
- Do you have a lot of stuff in your classroom? Check out these 20 Classroom Storage Ideas
- Do your kids LOVE to write? Having a dedicated writing center will go a long way in developing motivation to write for authentic reasons.
- Play Dough, love it or hate it? Learn the benefits of having a dedicated play dough center and see my favorite resources and materials to keep kids engaged and on-task, instead of eating the play dough!
- Centers aren’t just for blocks! Having a dedicated Alphabet Center can be a fantastic way to develop emergent literacy skills in your classroom
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I am so excited about these items. I have been in Early Childhood Education for over 20 years. I’m recently being able to reopen my home preschool. Thanks so much for offering these ideas
I am teaching preK-3 in what order should I teach the themes throughout the year?
Thanks for commenting! You can find a free curriculum map that lists all of my themes and the order in which I teach theme here https://www.pre-kpages.com/roadmap/
hi Vanessa
Do you have a lesson plan on reptiles & ideas to set up your classroom?
I love the new option you put up for the writing center if you have a small place to work with can you come up with more ideals like that for the other area for us who have limited space?
thank you for sharing with us all I really appreciate you and your skills and knowledge
Thanks for stopping by! You can see all the lesson plans and activities I have here https://www.pre-kpages.com/products/category/lesson-plans/ The Center Essentials Guide is a free resource that info about classroom set-up and all things centers, you can grab it here https://www.pre-kpages.com/center-essentials/
Pre K teacher here, love the site. Cant wait to implement your ideas in my class room.
Thank You
Library student here, Pre-K Pages offers lots of opportunities from the learning centers to dramatic play. What caught my eyes is the diverse range of activities that appeal to every child. A shy or extroverted child can benefit. My favorite dramatic play book is ‘Tacos’! I can see how children can create conversations during or after this book.
Awesome website… smile,
Chantel Wilson
Do you have the ability to purchase everything under one umbrella.
Yes, when you join the Teaching Tribe you have access to everything from Pre-K Pages, plus on-demand video training, professional book studies, community and more! https://www.pre-kpages.com/the-teaching-tribe/
Hi Vanessa,
I am a credentialed teacher and preschool mama. I teach elementary grades part-time and we home-school (preschool) the rest of the time. It is hard to find ready-made high-quality resources online and your site is WONDERFUL. I wish I would have found you sooner!
Thank you for the inspiration. :o)
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This resource is truly amazing!! All of your hard work to make our lives easier is so so appreciated!
I am curious if there will be a SOAR to SUCCESS summit for 2022. I have not seen anything about it as of yet.
Yes, it will be July 14-18, 2022. Be sure you’re signed up to receive updates so you’ll be notified when registration opens. https://www.pre-kpages.com/go/subscribe/
I purchased your book Teach Smarter – I started reading and could not put it down until I finished. I am a retired school teacher who is now teaching PreK I am one of the ones that say I done this before and it works why should I change. But your book makes sense – my year is almost over but I will do my best to put into practice information from your book. The only thing I was disappointed in was the picture were in black and white (I know cost) but it was hard to read labels and even see some of the pictures.
Thank you again
Linda
Thanks for your kind words, so glad you liked it. Unfortunately, my publisher does not do color photos in books – I was super sad about that too.